Events

The Kalamazoo Nature Center has conducted science-based invasive species management services in high-quality natural areas for decades, working in sensitive habitats across the nature center’s own properties and on acres owned by local partners and clients. We are pleased to offer this opportunity for the community to join our team to review safe and professional standards for herbicide application in an upcoming one-day training event.

Sessions will be led by our professional staff with field examples from our work. This workshop will focus on chemical techniques for managing invasive vegetation species in Michigan reviewing material from the MDARD Right of Way Category 6 manual and other relevant content. This workshop is intended for current private and commercial licensed pesticide applicators with active licenses in need of continuing education credits for Category 6 Right-of-Way. Participants must stay for the full sessions and sign in on the attendance sheet with their pesticide applicator license number to receive full credits from MDARD. CEU’s count towards maintaining your certification without needing to retake the tests. Review all requirements for CEU at MDARD Pesticide CEU.

Please direct any questions about this workshop to Stephanie Diep.  Website: https://naturecenter.org/conservation/ecoservices/

AGENDA (Options are Half-day or Full-day)

Morning (in-person or virtual) 8:30am-12:30pm (EST) | $50 | 4 CEU (Cat 6). Topics will include a review of pesticide types, best treatments for invasive species, signs of pests and diseases in plants and ecosystems, and monitoring and evaluation of invasive species treatments. (No recording will be made available for the virtual option.)

Full Day (in-person only) 8:30am-5:00pm (EST) | $80 | 8 CEU (Cat 6). This option includes the morning session above and an afternoon of demonstrations and hands-on practice of best management practices for chemical safety and handling, spill kits, herbicide backpack sprayers and dauber applicators, ATV boom spraying, and a guided invasive species identification hike. *Bring your own lunch or pay an additional $15 during registration for a boxed lunch.